Israel said the targeted Shiraz facility produced key missile-related chemical components, while new military footage showed strikes on Iranian air defense systems. The IDF hit a petrochemical compound in Shiraz on Monday, the military announced on Tuesday, stating that the facility was "one of the last remaining sites used for producing critical chemical components for explosives and other materials for developing ballistic missiles.

Astronomer Gianluca Masi captured breathtaking imagery of solar system comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking into multiple pieces after being warmed by the sun.

U.S. Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to make official a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals. The step formalizes a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care. From a Baltimore hotel ballroom, the bishops overwhelmingly approved revisions to their ethical and religious directives that guide the nation’s thousands of Catholic health care institutions and providers.